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| ⇒ in a tough spot | |||
| трудное положение (Your brother helped me out of a tough spot when I was out of work a few years back, so I'm more than happy to lend him a hand now.); затруднительное положение (I'm going to be in quite a tough spot if this loan isn't approved. Taras) | |||
| неприятности (Jeremy's been in more tough spots since he left college than I care to recount. I just don't know what's going to become of that boy if he doesn't clean up his act soon. 4uzhoj) | |||
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a particularly difficult or awkward situation, especially one that is not easy to get out of (Jeremy's found himself in more tough spots since he left college than I care to recount. I just don't know what's going to become of that boy if he doesn't clean up his act soon. • I'm going to be in quite a tough spot if this loan isn't approved. • Your brother helped me out of a tough spot when I was out of work a few years back, so I'm more than happy to lend him a hand now.  thefreedictionary.com) | |||
| tough spot: 17 phrases in 5 subjects |
| General | 9 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Makarov | 1 |
| News style | 4 |
| Slang | 1 |